When it comes to examining my conscience, I will have something to present and, in accordance with the procedure, I will promise improvement – said in “Fakty po Faktach” Minister of Science and Higher Education Dariusz Wieczorek (Left), referring to the Prime Minister's announcement of a “government confession”. He admitted that the issues related to NCBR and the act on higher education “could have been done faster”.
The Prime Minister will be in Gdańsk on Saturday Donald Tusk He recalled that the anniversary of the elections on October 15 is approaching and in connection with this he would like to see a kind of public “government confession” of what has been and has not been done since the beginning of Poland's assumption of power. – I would very much like that in the coming months – when we will be approaching the anniversary of the elections, and then the anniversary of the formation of the government – we would make such a great government confession at meetings with people – he said.
Dariusz Wieczorek, Minister of Science and Higher Education, said that “a democratic government must prepare a report on what has been achieved this year”. – The Prime Minister asked all ministers to prepare for this, to indicate the issues that could not be resolved, which are very problematic, so we will do this – announced the minister.
– The most important thing – the Prime Minister appealed for us to communicate more often. (…) It is up to our voters – Poles – to sum up the first year of our activities – he said.
Dariusz Wieczorek in “Facts after Facts”TVN24
When asked what he would have to “confess” about in terms of the ministry he heads, he mentioned issues related to “tidying up the National Center for Research and Development.” – It could be done faster, so when it comes to examining my conscience, I will definitely have something to present and, in accordance with the procedure, I will promise improvement – he announced.
Wieczorek admitted that “issues related to legislation, to the Higher Education Act” could also have been “done faster”.
“The disputes are very sharp”
The Minister also addressed the issues that differentiate the individual parties in the government coalition. He said that when it comes to women's rights, “the arithmetic is inexorable”. – I respect partners who have different goals in their programs, who do not accept such solutions, but the role of the four parties that co-create this government is to seek compromise. If someone does not agree with something, let's look for a compromise solution to at least take a step in the right direction – he appealed.
– The truth is that if the Left had 51 percent in the Polish parliament, women's rights issues would be the first bill we would vote on, but unfortunately that is not the case – he added.
He was also asked whether there are sharp exchanges of opinions during the Council of Ministers. – Before every Council of Ministers there are preparations and discussions, there are disputes, for example, in the standing committee of the Council of Ministers. There, these disputes are indeed very sharp. The truth is that the key is to seek compromise – he said.
He said that the health insurance premium issue “is currently being analyzed.” – The Minister of Finance has appointed a team of representatives from all groups in order to work out a compromise bill. (…) I have the impression that there is a consensus on this issue. Now it's just a matter of how to record it all in law, and I know that such work is underway – said Wieczorek.
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